Flow

You may not want to drink water after seeing this film. The tap water we utilize in our kitchens contains trace amounts of jet fuel and Prozac according to the documentary Flow. Bottled water may not be much better. Nestle corporation was depleting water supplies in Michigan to provide bottled water sold around the country. The corp was sued but appealed more than one decision and over time won.
At least in American the water only contains a few harmful elements because in third world countries the hydro supply is decidedly worse. Villages have witnessed World Bank sanctioned water engineering projects turning their once free flowing supplies into pay as you pump alternatives. As a result they just go down to the river but the water there contains waste. In another turnaround created by greed the substance atrazine is allowed in the U.S. while in Europe, home to its manufacture, it's banned because it contaminates groundwater.
Flow dwells on some not so pleasant facts, even while presenting said facts in the prosaic manner of a public television documentary. Let's face it, in our present era of denial such truths as the sad state of our water supply will not mean much until the water literally evaporates and people have to wait for rain water. After all, consider the dire docus that warn about the fragile state of the economy and how we basically ignore those even while banks and insurance and mortgages companies are falling apart before our eyes.
On an up note Flow examines a project funded out of the University of Texas where houses are designed with special gutters that collect rain into cisterns for future use. Unfortunately for every progressive idea Flow springs forth it seems corporate malfeasance takes society two steps back.
Companies like Thames Water, Vivendi and Suez are changing the way people consume water all over the world. We can survive without electricity for a spell, we know that. Gas and oil are necessary to thrive but not absolutely needed for life, as is water. Flow makes its case loud and clear although to be really eloquent it would've offered fewer talking heads and suggested realistic alternatives for the day the faucets flow empty.